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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning have enabled people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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